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Worse Than Mubarak

2019Amy HawthorneAndrew MillerCarnegieDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptForeign RelationsJudicial AffairsMilitary AffairsPaper
February 27, 2019 18:39 pm
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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Andrew Miller and Amy Hawthorne Original Link: https://carnegieendowment.org/2019/02/27/worse-than-mubarak-pub-78470 Consumed by domestic politics, exhausted by the Middle East, and complacent about the stability of Arab allies, Washington has stopped paying close attention to Egypt. But something alarming is happening in the most populous Arab country and a key...

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How to Confront Constitutional Amendments in Egypt

2019Civil SocietyEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesForeign RelationsJudicial AffairsKhaled FouadPaper
February 27, 2019 15:15 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Khaled Fouad Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/how-to-confront-constitutional-amendments-in-egypt/ This study seeks exploration of the common ground that may unite the different Egyptian political forces and build a unified national stance, restore the spirit of joint action between these forces, and overcome differences on controversial...

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HUMAN RIGHTS IN EGYPT: REVIEW OF 2018

2019Amnesty InternationalCivil SocietyEgyptHuman RightsJudicial AffairsMediaMilitary AffairsMinoritiesPaperSinaiWomen Affairs
February 26, 2019 16:48 pm
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Source: Amnesty International Author(s): Amnesty International Original Link: https://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/MDE1299162019ENGLISH.pdf The scope of Egypt’s human rights crisis expanded, as the authorities arrested opponents, critics, satirists, current and former human rights and labour rights activists, journalists, presidential candidates and sexual harassment survivors. The...

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Doubling Down on Dictatorship

2019Civil SocietyEgyptJudicial AffairsPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East PolicyTimothy E. Kaldas
February 25, 2019 16:48 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Timothy E. Kaldas Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/doubling-down-on-dictatorship/ In one of the least surprising political developments in Egypt since 2013, President Abdel-Fattah El Sisi’s allies are moving to amend Egypt’s constitution so that he can continue to rule the country until 2034. Since deposing...

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Egypt hosts first EU-Arab League summit

2019EgyptForeign RelationsMiddle East InstituteMirette F. Mabrouk Paper
February 25, 2019 15:28 pm
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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Mirette F. Mabrouk Original Link: https://www.mei.edu/publications/monday-briefing-egypt-hosts-first-eu-arab-league-summit The title of the first joint EU-Arab League summit in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh is Investing in Stability. While an officially Arab League and not solely Egyptian undertaking, it’s an excellent summation of...

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How Principled is US Realism in the Middle East?

2019Arab Center Washington DCCharles DunneEgyptForeign RelationsHuman RightsPaper
February 22, 2019 16:10 pm
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Source: Arab Center Washington DC Author(s): Charles Dunne Original Link: http://arabcenterdc.org/policy_analyses/how-principled-is-us-realism-in-the-middle-east/ “One of the most complex set of challenges we face, and have for many years, is in the Middle East. Our approach is based on principled realism—not discredited theories that have failed for decades to yield progress.” With these...

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Hosni Mubarak Was Overthrown Eight Years Ago. Should Egypt Miss Him?

2019CarnegieDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptMichael YoungPaperSherif Mohy El DeenTamer Badawi
February 21, 2019 16:42 pm
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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Michael Young, Sherif Mohy El Deen, Dina al-Khawaga, andTamer Badawi Original Link: https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/78388 Dina al-Khawaga Eight years after Hosni Mubarak’s departure, I am inclined to think that most Egyptians miss the days of the former president’s rule. This does not mean that a majority favors his return as president, nor does it

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Judicial officials: Constitutional amendments final battleground in struggle for judicial independence

2019EgyptJudicial AffairsMadamasrPaper
February 21, 2019 15:11 pm
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Source: Madamasr Author(s): Madamasr Original Link: https://madamasr.com/en/2019/02/21/feature/politics/judicial-officials-constitutional-amendments-final-battleground-in-struggle-for-judicial-independence/ In a meeting with Middle Eastern and North African general prosecutors in Cairo on Wednesday, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi once again stressed the importance of judicial...

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Amer Mohamad

Amer MohamadExpertSecurity and Counter-TerrorismSinaiThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy
February 19, 2019 17:23 pm
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Amer Mohamad is a Syrian researcher and security analyst based in London. He holds a B.S. in economics, an M.S. in banking and finance, and an M.A. in conflict resolution and security studies, the last of which is from the University of Bradford in the United Kingdom. You can follow him on Twitter at @Amermoh89. https://timep.org/people/amer-mohamad/

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Candace Lukasik

Candace LukasikExpertForeign RelationsMinoritiesThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy
February 19, 2019 16:49 pm
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Candace Lukasik is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Anthropology at University of California, Berkeley. Her dissertation project explores the transnational circulation of political subjectivities and religious practices among Coptic Orthodox Christians between Egypt and the United States. Ms. Lukasik received her M.A. in 2013 from the Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies...

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Proposed Amendments to the Egyptian Constitution: Enshrining Autocracy

2019Arab Center Washington DCCivil SocietyEgyptJudicial AffairsPaper
February 17, 2019 16:32 pm
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Source: Arab Center Washington DC Author(s): Policy Analysis Unit Original Link: https://www.dohainstitute.org/en/PoliticalStudies/Pages/Proposed-Amendments-to-the-2014-Egyptian-Constitution-Consolidating-Autocracy.aspx On 13 and 14 February 2019, The Egyptian parliament voted in favor — 485 against 16 with one abstention — of amending the constitution. The proposal was submitted by 155...

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Yasmine Farouk

CarnegieExpertForeign RelationsSecurity and Counter-TerrorismYasmine Farouk
February 15, 2019 18:54 pm
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Yasmine Farouk studied political science at Cairo University, Sciences Po Paris and was a Fulbright Fellow at Yale University during her postdoctoral studies. Her previous research and publications cover Egyptian and Saudi foreign policies, international relations in the Arab world, and social participation in policy and constitution making. Prior to joining Carnegie, Yasmine was based

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